# yore vs yr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yore
*noun · IPA /jɔː/ · frequency rank #45,179*
A time long past.

### yr
*determiner · frequency rank #9,838*
Abbreviation of your.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yr